Ascendus, Inc.
City-funded organization
Ascendus, Inc., City-funded organization. Connections, filings, and records on The Civic Stoop, every link traced to the public record.
- Industry (per city contracts)
- Human Services
- City contracts
- none active as of 2026-08-22 · $1,224,066 awarded since 2020
- Paid to date
- $1,083,440
- Won without a fresh bid
- 100% of contract value · $1,224,066 · 4 contracts
- Discretionary funding (FY2009-FY2027)
- $1,614,652 · 19 awards
- Funding history
- Funded every year since FY2019 (9 years running)
- Top officer pay (FY2024)
- $440,228 · Paul Quintero, CEO
Holds contracts at
- Department of Small Business Services City agency
City contracts
Registered city contracts, largest first by current contract value (not amount spent): running now, then registered to start later, then ended. Totals count every registered contract. Each line shows its Checkbook contract ID. The tag on each row is how it was awarded (“no-bid” = non-competitive).
- Increase MWBE Capacity, guidance on Gov Contracts Department of Small Business Services · CT180120258801090 · ended 2026 $703,132
- To provide a variety of services to MWBE businesses. Department of Small Business Services · CT180120238807924 · ended 2023 $187,502
- to increase the capacity of M/WBE Entrepreneurs across NYC Department of Small Business Services · CT180120238804341 · ended 2022 $187,502
- This initiative will provide assistance to entrepreneu Department of Small Business Services · CT180120218800975 · ended 2021 $145,930
Discretionary funding received
City Council discretionary (member-item) awards, largest first. Covers FY2009-FY2027.
- Chamber on the Go and Small Business Assistance Chamber on the Go and Small Business Assistance · SBS · FY2022 $98,647
- Chamber on the Go and Small Business Assistance Chamber on the Go and Small Business Assistance · SBS · FY2023 $98,647
- Chamber on the Go and Small Business Assistance Chamber on the Go and Small Business Assistance · SBS · FY2024 $98,647
- Chamber on the Go and Small Business Assistance Chamber on the Go and Small Business Assistance · SBS · FY2025 $98,647
- Chamber on the Go and Small Business Assistance Chamber on the Go and Small Business Assistance · SBS · FY2026 $98,647
- Chamber on the Go and Small Business Assistance Chamber on the Go and Small Business Assistance · SBS · FY2027 $98,647
- MWBE Leadership Associations MWBE Leadership Associations · SBS · FY2019 $88,855
- MWBE Leadership Associations MWBE Leadership Associations · SBS · FY2020 $88,855
- MWBE Leadership Associations MWBE Leadership Associations · SBS · FY2022 $88,855
- MWBE Leadership Associations MWBE Leadership Associations · SBS · FY2023 $88,855
- MWBE Leadership Associations MWBE Leadership Associations · SBS · FY2024 $88,855
- MWBE Leadership Associations MWBE Leadership Associations · SBS · FY2025 $88,855
- MWBE Leadership Associations MWBE Leadership Associations · SBS · FY2026 $88,855
- MWBE Leadership Associations MWBE Leadership Associations · SBS · FY2027 $88,855
- MWBE Leadership Associations MWBE Leadership Associations · SBS · FY2021 $79,630
- Chamber on the Go and Small Business Assistance Chamber on the Go and Small Business Assistance · SBS · FY2019 $78,000
- Chamber on the Go and Small Business Assistance Chamber on the Go and Small Business Assistance · SBS · FY2020 $78,000
- Chamber on the Go and Small Business Assistance Chamber on the Go and Small Business Assistance · SBS · FY2021 $66,300
- Chamber on the Go - Council District 9 CM Perkins · SBS · FY2020 $10,000
Funded by these council members
City Council members who steered discretionary (member-item) money to this organization, largest first (FY2020 and later, where the sponsoring member is disclosed). Sitting members link to their page.
- Perkins FY2020 · 1 award $10,000
Officer & key-staff pay
Reportable compensation from this organization's IRS Form 990 (Part VII), latest available filing (FY2024). Includes pay from related organizations where reported; an annual figure, not a running total. Source: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
- Paul Quintero CEO $440,228
- Ana Hammock Chief Lending Officer $242,573
- Joshua Brackett CFO $217,975
- Victoria N Richardson SVP, Development & Communications $192,373
- Rodrigo Cerveira VP, Credit Risk $184,472
- Andrea Ierace SVP, Lending $183,660
Officer pay over time
Total officer pay changed +74% from FY2020 to FY2024. Top-officer reportable compensation by year (org-paid only), with each year's share of total revenue. Source: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer 990 filings.
- FY2020 Paul Quintero · 8.42% of revenue $316,951
- FY2021 Paul Quintero · 9.01% of revenue $382,938
- FY2022 Paul Quintero · 11.64% of revenue $417,339
- FY2023 Paul Quintero · 17.22% of revenue $467,059
- FY2024 Paul Quintero · 14.86% of revenue $440,228
Federal awards
Federal awards made directly to this organization in fiscal years 2023 through 2026. Each amount is what the federal government has OBLIGATED on that award as recorded on USAspending.gov as of 2026-08-31 — money committed, not money paid out. These are prime awards only: federal money this
- Department of the Treasury 21.020 Community Development Financial Institutions Program · Community Development Financial Institutions Fund · Grant $797,900
- Small Business Administration 59.046 Microloan Program · Small Business Administration · Grant $701,026
- Small Business Administration 59.046 Microloan Program · Small Business Administration · Grant $661,624
- Small Business Administration 59.046 Microloan Program · Small Business Administration · Grant $511,248